Charles Oliveira came in a jaw dropping, nine pounds overweight for his bout with featherweight Ricardo Lamas today, and the fighter’s team says the high altitude of Mexico City is a reason why.

Oliveira will face Lamas today at UFC Fight Night 98, which will take place in the aforementioned city. On Friday, the Brazilian weighed in at 155 pounds for the featherweight bout, and as a result, he was fined 30% of his purse.

“Our athlete Charles ‘do Bronx’ was invited to fight only three weeks ago. Even with the short period of recovery, the fighter proudly accepted another challenge to represent Brazil and the UFC. Unfortunately, he was hampered by his recent bout against Anthony Pettis, in August, and the high altitude of Mexico City, and didn’t make the weight. Nevertheless, ‘do Bronx’ is highly motivated and will fight normally, and will for sure give the fans a great fight.”

Oliveira’s teammate, Felipe Arantes, came in two pounds overweight for his bantamweight fight with Erik Perez. Chute Boxe cited the high altitude of Mexico City, as well as leg cramps, as why Arantes missed weight.

UFC on FOX 17 has picked up an interesting bout at 145, as the promotion has announced that Myles Jury will make his featherweight debut against Charles Oliveira.

The December 19th card will be hosted by the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida

Jury (15-1) has elected to drop down to featherweight, after he was decisioned by lightweight contender Donald Cerrone in January, The latter will face champion Rafael dos Anjos in the headliner of UFC on FOX 17. Jury has gone 5-1 to date with the UFC.

Oliveira (20-5) will be looking to get back on track, after he suffered a throat injury during his fight with Max Holloway this past August, and the fight was quickly called off. “Do Bronx” was riding a four fight winning streak going into the bout.

The UFC has also announced that Karolina Kowalkiewicz (7-0) will take on strawweight Randa Markos (5-2) at the upcoming event.

After incurring a throat injury during his UFC Fight Night 74 this past weekend, Charles Oliveira is heading back home to his native Brazil.

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Oliveira

By FCF Staff

After incurring a throat injury during his UFC Fight Night 74 this past weekend, Charles Oliveira is heading back home to his native Brazil.

The lightweight contender waved off his bout with Max Holloway not long into it, and following the event, it was reported Oliveira had incurred a micro-tear in his esophagus. Recently the UFC posted the following statement regarding Oliveira.

UFC featherweight Charles Oliveira has been released from medical care in Saskatoon today and will be traveling home tomorrow. Preliminary test results for major chest, neck or throat injuries were negative and Oliveira will have a follow up appointment with his local physician upon returning home. Oliveira is in good spirits and appreciates the support he’s received from his fans during this time

Oliveira (20-5) had won four straight prior to the bout, which took place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Charles Oliveira went down early in last night’s UFC Fight Night 74 card, and the injury that reportedly was responsible for the stoppage, is a very rare one.

Oliveira indicated he could no longer continue during his bout with Max Holloway, by waving and pointing to his shoulder area. In a follow up report from MMA Fighting.com, he told the outlet that he had injured his neck heading into the bout.

But, in a new report from MMA Junkie.com, UFC officials have relayed that Oliveira suffered a micro-tear of his esophagus in the fight.

No timeline for a recovery was provided, however, Oliveira will remain in Saskatoon for a few days and will receive follow up tests and monitoring.

Last night’s headliner at UFC Fight Night 74 ended on a unsettling note, as Charles Oliveira called off the fight not long into the bout, and now the featherweight has provided some details about the injury.

Last night’s headliner at UFC Fight Night 74 ended on a unsettling note, as Charles Oliveira called off the fight not long into the bout, and now the featherweight has provided some details about the injury.

After Oliveira attempted to take fellow featherweight contender Max Holloway down, he indicated he could not continue while pointing to his neck and shoulder. In a follow up report from MMA Fighting.com, “do Bronx” relayed the following:

“I injured my neck in training, but did physical therapy and thought everything was fine,” Oliveira said., “but when I fell against the cage everything went numb, I couldn’t feel my body.”

Oliveira, who had won four straight prior to the fight, also added that he wants a rematch with Holloway.

UFC Fight Night 74′s headliner came to a disappointing and quick end tonight in Saskatoon, as Charles Oliveira went down with an injury less than two minutes in.

After Max Holloway defended an Oliveira take down not long into the main event, the latter waved off the bout while pointing to his collar bone. No details regarding the nature of the featherweight’s injury were relayed on the broadcast.

With the TKO win, Holloway extended his winning streak to seven. Oliveira, meanwhile, had his four fight winning streak snapped.

Here are the results for UFC FN 74, which was hosted by Saskatoon’s Sasktel Centre.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is heading to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, as the promotion has confirmed it will hold an event in the Canadian city on August 23rd. The upcoming event will be headlined by a featherweight fight between… Read More

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Max Holloway (photo via UFC)

By FCF Staff

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is heading to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, as the promotion has confirmed it will hold an event in the Canadian city on August 23rd. The upcoming event will be headlined by a featherweight fight between contenders Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira.

Holloway (13-3) is riding a six fight winning streak and is coming off a submission win over Cub Swanson in April. The Hawaiian fighter is currently ranked #5 in the UFC’s 145 division.

Oliveira (20-4) also has plenty of momentum behind him, as the Brazilian has won four straight, and submitted Nik Lentz in his last outing. “Do Bronx” is ranked #7.

The upcoming event, which will be a Fight Night card, will be hosted by the SaskTel Centre.

UFC Fight Night 67 proved to be a huge card for Charles Oliveira, as the featherweight tapped out fellow contender Nik Lentz, and picked up not one, but two bonuses.

Following the event the UFC announced that Oliveira and Lentz earned “Fight of the Night” honors, and $50,000 each, for their entertaining scrap. Oliveira also picked up a “Performance of the Night” bonus for submitting Lentz with a third round, guillotine choke.

The other “FOTN” and $50K went to Rony Jason, who tapped out Damon Jackson with a beautifully timed, triangle-choke in the opening round.